HK in November & Clueless

I am hoping to go to visit HK in November for about 10 days and Guangzhou for about 4-5 BUT not sure of a few things:

- November a good time to go? weather ok?

- thinking to take train from HK to Guangzhou, is the station close to the airport?

- Visa, should I apply for a visa into China before leaving Canada?

- Which area in HK should I stay in? I want to be close to MTR, shops %26amp; restaurants (but not too expensive) - is each area hard to get around through?

- When should i fit in a daytrip to Macau? after I get to GZ?

help, i am lost.....thanks.

HK in November %26amp; Clueless

The only thing I can help you with is where we stayed in Hong Kong. Believe me, this place was great!! Location next to the famous Peninsula Hotel. Name of our hotel-Salisbury Hotel YMCA. Rooms spacious with private bathroom with tub/shower. Best part-it faces Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong island Tip of the Kowloon Peninsula in the Tsimshatsui district. Minutes walk to HK Cultural Center, Space Museum, historic Clock Tower, waterfront promenade and the Avenue of Stars. In the heart of shopping-Nathan Rd. Minutes walk to Star ferry, 5 mins. drive to train terminal, 30 mins. from HK airport. By the time we got to HK we really wanted some ';western'; food. Nearby are tons of places to eat. We ate great pizza (believe me!) at Pizza Hut, fabulous pasta at the Spagetti House, and juicy, tender steak at the Outback. We were in HK 9/17/07-9/20/07 and the weaher was great! Warm and sunny. Don%26#39;t know about Nov. I%26#39;m sure you will have a great time. If you decide to stay at the Salisbury you may opt like we did for a harbor view room. We were able to watch the Symphony of Lights show from our hotel room. We had our visas before we left the US.

HK in November %26amp; Clueless

1. yes, yes

2. no

3. costs more in Canada. But Chinese visa procedures are in a mess right now so don%26#39;t know what it%26#39;s like after the Olympics. I always get my visa in HK but now it%26#39;s too early for you anyway.

weather

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visa

new visa rules. get your visa before you come here

We have been twice around November, depends on what you mean by nice weather. For about half of our last stay the temperature was in the high 20s, which I find uncomfortable, particularly if I%26#39;m walking. However if you take air-conditioned public transport, minimise your walking, and spent time in large air-conditioned buildings you%26#39;ll be fine. And of course if you like temperatures in the middle to high 20s. It actually doesn%26#39;t matter where you stay to be honest, unless ';close'; means within two minutes of an MTR station. Not too many hotels are more than 10 minutes walk. There are shops and restaurants everywhere you go just about. And once you%26#39;re on the train, all bus or whatever everything is within about half an hour, wherever you are. These are generalisations of course, but reasonably good ones. Hong Kong is amazingly easy to get round, and just about everywhere is within a short walking distance of an MTR station, not to mention buses and trams etc. If you don%26#39;t mind walking a little bit -- you%26#39;re set.

When you get your visa in Vancouver, make sure you go early, at opening time. Often, there is a line up, and the visa office closes early, at around 1pm. Make sure you go to the website and have all the required form and documents before you get there.

We went to Macau from HK, which I thought was rather easy. The catamaran we took was comfortable, and we arrived in 1.5 hours.

Here is a site with some links for Hong Kong travel related websites - general things to do, etc.:

http://www.RSTNL.com

Thanks everyone!